01 How Far Away?

Tigers at Twilight

《暮色中的老虎》

Chapter 1 How Far Away Jack and Annie walked past the Frog Creek woods on their way home from the library. I miss Teddy, said Annie. Me too, said Jack. He's a really smart dog, said Annie. Yeah, said Jack. And brave. And wise, said Annie. And funny, said Jack. And here, said Annie. What, said Jack.

第一章 到底有多远 杰克和安妮从图书馆回家的路上，路过了青蛙溪树林。 "我想泰迪了。"安妮说。"我也是。"杰克说。 "他可真是只聪明的小狗。"安妮说。 "是啊，"杰克说，"还特别勇敢。" "还特别机灵。"安妮说。"还特别好笑。"杰克说。 "他就在这儿呀。"安妮说。"什么？"杰克问。

Here! Annie pointed at the Frog Creek woods. A small dog with tan -collared fur was peeking out from the bushes. Erf, erf! He barked. Oh, wow, Daddy! said Jack.

"就在这儿！"安妮伸手指向青蛙溪树林。 一只戴着棕褐色项圈的小狗正从灌木丛里探出头偷看。 "汪！汪！"他叫了两声。 "哇哦，是泰迪！"杰克喊道。

The little dog ran off into the woods. Let's go! said Annie. She and Jack raced after Teddy. The Frog Creek woods glowed with late afternoon sunlight. The dog ran between the trees and finally

小狗转身跑进了树林里。 "我们快跟上！"安妮喊道。 她和杰克赶紧追着泰迪跑过去。 傍晚的阳光洒在青蛙溪树林里，亮闪闪的。 小狗在树丛间穿来穿去，最后

stopped at a rope ladder. It hung from the tallest oak tree and led up to the magic treehouse. Teddy waited for Jack and Annie to catch up. He panted and wagged his tail. Hi, you! cried Annie. She picked up the little dog and hugged him. We missed you. Yeah, silly, said Jack. He kissed Teddy. Teddy licked his face. Is it time to get our third gift? asked Annie. Teddy sneezed as if to say, of course. Annie grabbed the rope ladder and started up. Jack put Teddy inside his backpack and followed. They climbed into the treehouse. There was the note from Morgan Le Fay. It was on the floor, just where it had been two days ago.

在一架绳梯旁停了下来。绳梯挂在最高的那棵橡树上，一直通向神奇树屋。 泰迪等着杰克和安妮追上来，呼哧呼哧喘着气，晃着尾巴。 "嘿，小家伙！"安妮叫起来，她抱起小狗，紧紧搂着他。 "我们可想你啦。" "是啊，小傻蛋。"杰克说。 他亲了亲泰迪，泰迪也舔了舔他的脸。 "我们是不是该去拿第三件礼物啦？"安妮问。 泰迪打了个喷嚏，好像在说"那当然啦"。安妮抓住绳梯往上爬。 杰克把泰迪放进自己的背包里，跟在后面爬，两人一起进了树屋。 摩根·勒·菲留下的字条还在地上，和两天前的位置一模一样。

Jack let Teddy out of his pack. Annie picked up the note and read, This little dog is under a spell and needs your help. To free him you must be given four special things. A gift from a ship lost at sea, a gift from the prairie blue, a gift from a forest far away, a gift from a kangaroo. Be wise, be brave, be careful. Morgan. Jack touched the first two gifts which they had already gotten, a pocket watch from the Titanic and an eagle's feather from the Lakota Indians of the Great Plains. Now we have to get the gift from a forest far away, said Annie.

杰克把泰迪从背包里放出来，安妮捡起字条读了起来： "这只小狗中了咒语，需要你们的帮助。要救他，你们必须找到四件特别的 礼物：远洋沉船上的礼物，蓝色草原的礼物，遥远森林的 礼物，还有袋鼠的礼物。要聪明，要勇敢，要小心。摩根。"杰克摸了摸他们已经找到的前两件 礼物：泰坦尼克号上找到的怀表，还有大平原拉科塔印第安人的 鹰羽。"现在我们得去找遥远森林的礼物啦，" 安妮说。